Italian President, Imam of Al-Azhar discuss faith leaders’ role to solve current global crises

Italian President, Imam of Al-Azhar discuss faith leaders’ role to solve current global crises

Rome (UNA-OIC) – Italian President Sergio Mattarella met Wednesday in Rome with Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Egypt’s renowned Islamic institution.

The meeting discussed the most prominent issues on the global scene, and ways to enhance the role of religious leaders in participating in solving the crises of the contemporary world, with their strong influence, Al-Azhar said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

The discussions also covered the exacerbation of the coronavirus pandemic crisis, with both sides stressing the importance of global solidarity in the face of the pandemic and the adoption of a fair policy for distributing vaccines, especially with regard to the African continent.

President Mattarella and Sheikh el-Tayeb further discussed the issue of climate change and ways to enhance the principle of shared responsibility between developed and developing countries to limit the effects of climate change on the sustainability of natural resources.

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